The United States version of Tiger Lily Records was a record label that was run by Roulette Records founder Morris Levy. Purportedly it was a tax scam created by Levy and was never intended to make a profit. Tiger Lily's primary modus operandi was to acquire demo tapes from artists or studios and then release them without the artists consent and sometimes without even the artist's knowledge. Other albums released by Tiger Lily have been identified as bootlegs of albums released in the early 1970s by Artie Ripp's Family Productions and two cases of performers who were actually signed to Tiger Lily Records have been identified.
The most prominent artists known to have a record released by Tiger Lily were Richard Pryor, whose album L.A. Jail was released by Tiger Lily, and Rod Stewart, who had a live recording of him in performance at the 1973 Reading Festival released by Tiger Lily in 1976 under the title Reading Festival Featuring Rod Stewart. The album credited to Stewart was really a collection of various artists from the Reading Festival, with Rod Stewart and the Faces only appearing on one track. The most expensive and best known Tiger Lily Records release is the album "Stonewall" credited to a band of the same name. It has sold for as much as $14,100.
Along with Guinness Records, Tiger Lily was one of the major tax scam labels of the 1970s with around 70 albums being released. The types of albums released by Tiger Lily fell into several broad categories:
Single band/artist albums based on unpublished material. (e.g., "Glenn Faria", "Stonewall") Compilation albums based on unpublished material disguised as the debut album of a single band. (e.g., "Made From Plate") Bootleg re-issues of albums previously published on obscure labels. (e.g., "Sleepy Hollow") Bootleg albums based on live recordings. (e.g., "L.A Jail", "Reading Festival Featuring Rod Stewart") Material recorded by bands/artists signed to Tiger Lily Records. (e.g., "Airborne", "Pressed For Time") Record collector and music producer Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld is said to own the largest collection of Tiger Lily releases in the world.
List of Records +ArtistTitleYear Cover1AirborneAirborne19762Brother BaitBrother Bait1976 3Brubeck, Darius & FriendsDarius Brubeck & Friends19764Cahoon Lindsay Band, JamesKinky Mersey19765CalliopeCalliope19766Carr, FrankieFrankie Carr19757Clarke, LindaYes, Indeed!19768Claude & SherryClaude & Sherry19769Corbitt & DanielsLive I197610Corbitt & DanielsLive II197611Drake Band, SteveNature Intended197612Fields & ShipleyFields & Shipley197613Gordon, JonJon Gordon 197614Gray, DobieGray, Dobie197915Heavy CruiserHeavy Cruiser197616Holbrook Experience, JohnMiserable You197617Howard, James NewtonJames Newton Howard197418Jade, Roland12 For The Road197619James, JayGood Times & Bad Times197620King, ClydieRushing To Meet You197621Lewis, DavidJust Mollie and Me..197622Mead, DavidI'm On Stage197623Oliver WalrusMe, Myself And I1976Rose, Tim24Pryor, RichardL.A. Jail197625Rose, TimUnfinished Song197626Sherman, SteveIt Is What It Is...197627Starr, CharlieCharlie Starr197628Stewart, Rod & FriendsReading Festival 197629Titus, LibbyTitus, Libby197730Woodstock RevivalCruisin' In Time197631OnionMade from Plate197632Sounds of the City ExperienceSounds of the City Experience197633Too SmoothToo Smooth197634Turner, VelvertVelvert Turner197635Grasso, RichieSeason of Grace1976
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- discography of the United States incarnation which includes a few items not featured in the Robert Plante discography.